They were unavailable so she left a note reading "No answer". The name was chosen after a record company secretary had tried to ring the UK company to get the name of the album. It was released in the United States in March 1972 as No Answer. Only the trio of Wood, Lynne and Bevan played on all songs, with Bill Hunt supplying the French Horn parts and Steve Woolam playing violin. The resulting debut album The Electric Light Orchestra was released in December 1971.
The original plan was to end The Move following the release of the Looking On album at the end of 1970, crossing over to the new unit in the new year, but to help finance the fledgling band, one further Move album, Message from the Country, was also recorded during the lengthy ELO recordings and released in mid-1971. On 12 July 1970, when Wood added multiple cellos to a Lynne-penned song intended to be a Move B-side, the new concept became a reality and " 10538 Overture" became the first Electric Light Orchestra song. But in January 1970, when Carl Wayne quit the band, Lynne accepted Wood's second invitation to join, on the condition that they focus their energy on the new project. When Trevor Burton left the Move in February 1969, Lynne was asked by Wood to join, only to say no, as he was still focused on finding success with his band. Jeff Lynne, frontman of fellow Birmingham group The Idle Race, was excited by the concept. The orchestral instruments would be the main focus, rather than the guitars. In 1968, Roy Wood - guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of the Move - had an idea to form a new band that would use violins, cellos, string basses, horns and woodwinds to give their music a classical sound, taking rock music in the direction to "pick up where the Beatles left off". History 1970–1973: Formation and early albums 1.6 2001–2013: Non-performing work, reissues and miniature reunions.1.3 1983–1986: Secret Messages, Balance of Power, disbanding.1.2 1974–1982: Global success and concept albums.In 2017, the key members of ELO (Wood, Lynne, Bevan and Tandy) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits (20) without a number one single of any band in US chart history. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated 27 top 40 songs on the UK Singles Chart, and fifteen top 20 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. ĭuring ELO's original 13-year period of active recording and touring, they sold over 50 million records worldwide, and collected 19 CRIA, 21 RIAA, and 38 BPI awards. Apart from a brief reunion in the early 2000s, ELO remained largely inactive until 2014, when Lynne re-formed the band with Tandy as Jeff Lynne's ELO. Bevan responded by forming his own band, ELO Part II, which later became the Orchestra.
In 1986 Lynne lost interest in the band and disbanded the group. During the 1970s and 1980s, ELO released a string of top 10 albums and singles, including two LPs that reached the top of British charts: the disco-inspired Discovery (1979) and the science-fiction-themed concept album Time (1981). It derived as an offshoot of Wood's previous band, the Move, of which Lynne and Bevan were also members. For their initial tenure, Lynne, Bevan and keyboardist Richard Tandy were the group's only consistent members.ĮLO was formed out of Lynne's and Wood's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. After Wood's departure in 1972, Lynne became the band's sole leader, arranging and producing every album while writing nearly all of their original material. Their music is characterised by a fusion of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements and futuristic iconography. The song is sung by Anthem Lights.The Electric Light Orchestra ( ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Best of 2011: Just the Way You Are / For the First Time / Someone Like You / Superbass / Grenade / Without You song from album Best of the Year Medleys: 2007 - 2012 is released in 2015. Listen to Anthem Lights Best of 2011: Just the Way You Are / For the First Time / Someone Like You / Superbass / Grenade / Without You MP3 song.
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